Life on a String

A blind man's master told him that after he has broken 1000 strings on his Banjo, he can open the Banjo to get a script for his eyes. After 60 years he broke the 1000th string.

Cast

Liu Zhongyuan

as Old Master

Xu Qing

as Lanxiu

Huang Lei

as Shitou

Ma Ling

as Noodle Stall Owner's Wife

Yao Er-ga

as Retarded Man at Noodle Stall

Zhang Zhengyuan

as Noodle Stall Owner / God of Death

Zhang Jinzhan

as Lanxiu's Father

Ling Zhong

as Pharmacist

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